(WAYNE, Penn.) – Around 200 lots of fine art, period American furniture, decorative accessories and more will be sold at a two-session auction planned for Wednesday, Oct. 21, by Gordon S. Converse & Co. The sale will be held at the Italian-American Club in Wayne, a suburb of Philadelphia located a half-hour due west of […]
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A medium chocolate amber California Clubhouse Whiskey bottle, made circa 1872-74 and one of only nine examples known, soared to $30,240 in an Internet and catalog auction held Aug. 10-21 by American Bottle Auctions (americanbottle.com). The bottle, highly prized by collectors, boasted a fancy monogram in the center, a gorgeous embossing pattern […]
The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in San Jose is proud to present its signature Annual Fall Art Exhibition and Auction. Now in its 29th year, this comprehensive exhibition of more than 100 art works by someof the hottest artists in the Bay Area opens with a specialmember?only exhibition preview from 5pm to 6pm on […]
Bloomsbury Auctions announces Portrait of the Artists: The Burt Britton Collection at auction on September 24, 2009 at 2:00pm. This private collection of 1,200 refreshingly spontaneous self-portraits offers unique insight into the creative process that will fascinate collectors, curators, biographers, psychologists and the general public alike. How we see ourselves often differs radically from how […]
Bonhams, one of the three largest international auction houses, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Valelly as Boston and New England Regional Representative. Operating from Beacon Hill, Bonhams Boston provides a local liaison to the firm’s international resources, including specialists versed in all areas of collectibles – from furniture, decorative arts, paintings and […]
H&H set a new world auction record price on Wednesday July 22nd 2009 by selling a 1961 AC Ace 2.6 for £209,000. Hotly contested both on the phone and in the room, the ex-London Motor Show Car soon tore past its pre-sale estimate of £140,000 – £180,000 and is destined for a new life overseas. […]
Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, is delighted to announce consignments from two important US collections to its annual Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey event – a magnificent series of motor cars from Cleveland, Ohio’s esteemed Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, a collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society, and over 400 lots of memorabilia from […]
Bonhams autumn wine sales kick off on 15th September with one of the most interesting and eclectic auctions to have been seen in London in recent times. Amongst the 750 lots will be found such rarities as 1815 Grande Champagne Cognac, 1834 and 1900 Malvasia Madeira, 1870 Sandeman White Port and 1892 Ai-Danil Tokay from […]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group (www.NichollsAuction.com) announces the auction of over 1,400 acres of prime Virginia real estate, according to John Nicholls, president of the company. “We are honored to have been chosen to sell via the auction method of marketing over 1,400 acres of prime Virginia real estate in September,” said Nicholls. “These are some […]
